Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute
2012 Green Guide
Recycling Directory for McHenry County PDF 6 MB*
The Institute publishes the McHenry County Official Green Guide annually. Full of new recycling and reusing information, it includes a Green Living section on where to buy green products locally and online. The Institute also provides education on related solid waste topics.
We would like to thank our 2012 Green Guide Sponsors!
Recycle…
- Earth911 has a free app,
iRecycle. It includes nationwide recycling, green living information and the Green Guide listings. - Athletic shoes
- Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)
- Household Hazardous Waste - See page 19 of the Green Guide or call (815) 479-7817 for more information.
- Refrigerators and freezers
- Good Stuff - Freecycling is a national movement to reduce garbage going into landfills and give new life to good used stuff. The site lists items people offer locally for free. Become a member at www.freecycle.org
- McHenry County Green Pages
- McHenry County Solid Waste Program
- Chat with us on
Do More…
- Start a Business Recycling Program
- How to PDF
- Recycling Equipment Companies PDF
- Recycling Container Directory PDF 3 MB
- Environmental Fundraising Ideas PDF
- IDCEO (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity – Bureau of Energy and Recycling) – Information on state recycling grants for businesses and organizations, and educational resources for the public and teachers
- Donate to the LMTRI online through the Friends of MCC Foundation web site.
About Lou and Margaret Marchi
Lou and Margaret Marchi (deceased), community leaders in local environmental issues, set up an endowment at McHenry County College in 1994. Funds generated from the endowment were used to create an Institute at the College to promote recycling in the county as an alternative waste disposal solution. Lou’s vision was for the Institute to provide programming that would promote reducing, reusing and recycling in an effort to reach the goal of zero waste.
The Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute Advisory Committee meets regularly to guide the work of the Institute.
*Call (815) 479-7817 for a text-only PDF of the Green Guide.